"The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion……" — Michael Hastings
"The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion in America, was that despite spending $600 billion a year on the military, despite having the best fighting force the world had ever known, they were getting their asses kicked by illiterate peasants who made bombs out of manure and wood."
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Michael Hastings
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25 Quotes by Michael Hastings
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The general's staff is a handpicked collection of killers, spies, geniuses, patriots, political operators and outright maniacs. There's a former…
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A woman I loved [Andi Parhamovich] was killed in Baghdad in January 2007 – al-Qaeda in Iraq took credit for…
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Look, I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising,
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When writing for a mass audience, put a fact in every sentence.
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Despite the absurdity and the silliness and the triviality of the entire campaign experience, there is also something, as non-cynical…
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I have to admit that the empty prestige and the stupid glory - yes, the horrible rush, the deadly sense…
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It was either write or die for me.
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I went into journalism to do journalism, not advertising.
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I want to be the greatest investigative reporter of my generation.
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I was very fortunate to have fallen in love with an amazing woman. She was killed in a very horrible,…
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As the CIA tried to find itself, the threat of international terrorism emanating from the Middle East, Africa, North Africa…
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Despite failing to get bin Laden, the U.S. government and media portrayed the early Afghanistan war as a great victory.
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